Service Dog Tutor logo” />If your dog is a new addition to your household or already part of the family, Service Dog Tutor can work with you and your dog one-on-one through highly effective Private Lessons. Your dog can become the best companion you have ever had. This approach is ideal for people who want the entire household involved in the training, so the dog responds to everyone. Seniors and people with limited mobility love in-home training.
Personal classes like these focus on your dog — unlike group classes where you are lucky to get 10 minutes of the trainer’s time in a one-hour class. If you don’t have the time to devote to the training or want to see quick changes in your dog’s behavior, the Day Training Program lets the team train the dog for you. Best of all, both of these training scenarios occur at your home at a time that is convenient to your family.
In addition to family dog obedience training, Service Dog Tutor specializes in training service dogs for individuals with mobility issues, autism, and PTSD. Since 2012, the focus has expanded to include training service dogs for both adult and pediatric clients who rely on their canine partners for daily assistance and emotional support. Dogs can be trained to retrieve objects, open doors, provide balance support, or offer psychiatric comfort. Service Dog Tutor brings deep expertise and genuine compassion to every partnership between handler and dog.
Private training sessions are priced at $175 per hour, and a basic training commitment of at least four sessions is recommended so that you and your dog have the best opportunity to succeed together. Payment is accepted by check or cash. Every session takes place in the comfort of your own home, which means your dog learns good behavior in the environment where it matters most. This personalized approach is particularly valuable for addressing specific behavioral challenges like leash pulling, jumping, excessive barking, or anxiety, since the trainer can observe and work within your dog’s everyday surroundings.
Jean Cary has over thirty years experience training companion dogs, pet assisted therapy dogs and pheasant hunting dogs. For the past two decades she has been involved with Pet Assisted Therapy programs, establishing teams to visit with patients at four hospitals on the San Francisco Peninsula. She currently leads the Pet Therapy team at the Menlo Park Veterans’ Hospital, bringing comfort and joy to veterans through the healing power of the human-animal bond.
Jean has mentored with Martina Contreras, a certified professional dog trainer for obedience and agility training. Currently, Jean is under the tutelage of Glenn Martyn, Executive Director of the Hearing Dogs Program in San Francisco. She is teaching her West Highland Terrier, Ranger, to retrieve a variety of objects and alert to specific sounds, so that he can be a demo dog for service work. Service Dog Tutor also offers guidance on hiking with your dog, helping owners build confidence and trail etiquette so they can safely enjoy the outdoor spaces of the San Francisco Peninsula with their canine companions. Jean can be reached at 650.593.9622 or JeanCary@me.com.
